To think bragging is a sign of insecurity?

[newone3]

I'm new to the company. One of my co-workers, I feel brags/boasts at every given chance. For example, in most of the conversations we've had whether relative or not, she 'reminds' me that she has an online business that she's been running for X number of years. Twice now, she's mentioned that her family member is an Oxbridge graduate and another is an engineer.

Another one that she's brought up numerous times is how privileged her childhood was due to her parents' important jobs/affluent background - i.e. attending such and such school(s) and visiting Shanghai Disneyland.

So far and for about the 3rd time, she's somehow directed the conversation towards her having a buy-to-let property. To others, I overhead 'a number' of properties. There are a few other examples but I think you get the gist.

She's constantly pointing out how rubbish most co-workers are at their job and how much she's done for the company since she's joined. And then continues to bring up some of the points above to reinforce the idea that she's very knowledgeable and capable and weirdly, "If I wasn't good enough, I wouldn't be here''.

I very rarely talk about my achievements, unless asked.

Anyway, I'm not sure if she is insecure, likes to show off, needs validation or this is not unusual.

She thinks the only way to be liked by people is through achievements. I would guess her parents expected her to be perfect and were / are all about keeping up appereances and hiding weaknesses.

Live and let live. If only where I worked was like that, it would have been wonderful.

However, my office was fully of malicious, useless, insecure devious parasites that took pleasure in trying to trip people up re their work

You don't relaise it OP but you are lucky if that is your only concern.

I never talked about my personal life and even those that we good work mates were staggered when they all found out we moved when I slipped and said we moved. When buying a new flash car, I did not tell anyone as many jealous types in there and one sad b said, when they saw me opening the door, "you won the lottery." We'd not done that for donkeys years it was the eny as most earned more than I did as they were senior but most could not manage money or other people doing well, especially if they thought little of them.